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Dipeptidyl Peptidase I Activates Neutrophil-Derived Serine Proteases and Regulates the Development of Acute Experimental Arthritis Dipeptidyl peptidase I activates neutrophil-derived serine proteases and regulates the development of acute experimental arthritis April M. Adkison, … , Diane G. Kelley, Christine T.N. Pham J Clin Invest. 2002;109(3):363-371. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI13462. Article Leukocyte recruitment in inflammation is critical for host defense, but excessive accumulation of inflammatory cells can lead to tissue damage. Neutrophil-derived serine proteases (cathepsin G [CG], neutrophil elastase [NE], and proteinase 3 [PR3]) are expressed specifically in mature neutrophils and are thought to play an important role in inflammation. To investigate the role of these proteases in inflammation, we generated a mouse deficient in dipeptidyl peptidase I (DPPI) and established that DPPI is required for the full activation of CG, NE, and PR3. Although DPPI–/– mice have normal in vitro neutrophil chemotaxis and in vivo neutrophil accumulation during sterile peritonitis, they are protected against acute arthritis induced by passive transfer of monoclonal antibodies against type II collagen. Specifically, there is no accumulation of neutrophils in the joints of DPPI–/– mice. This protective effect correlates with the inactivation of neutrophil-derived serine proteases, since NE–/– × CG–/– mice are equally resistant to arthritis induction by anti-collagen antibodies. In addition, protease-deficient mice have decreased response to zymosan- and immune complex–mediated inflammation in the subcutaneous air pouch. This defect is accompanied by a decrease in local production of TNF-α and IL-1β. These results implicate DPPI and polymorphonuclear neutrophil–derived serine proteases in the regulation of cytokine production at sites of inflammation. Find the latest version: https://jci.me/13462/pdf Dipeptidyl peptidase I activates neutrophil-derived serine proteases and regulates the development of acute experimental arthritis April M. Adkison,1 Sofia Z. Raptis,1 Diane G. Kelley,2 and Christine T.N. Pham1, 3 1Department of Internal Medicine, 2Department of Pediatrics, and 3Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Address correspondence to: Christine T.N. Pham, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8045, St. Louis, Missouri 63110-1093. Phone: (314) 362-9043; Fax: (314) 454-1091; E-mail: [email protected]. Received for publication June 7, 2001, and accepted in revised form December 19, 2001. Leukocyte recruitment in inflammation is critical for host defense, but excessive accumulation of inflammatory cells can lead to tissue damage. Neutrophil-derived serine proteases (cathepsin G [CG], neutrophil elastase [NE], and proteinase 3 [PR3]) are expressed specifically in mature neutrophils and are thought to play an important role in inflammation. To investigate the role of these proteases in inflammation, we generated a mouse deficient in dipeptidyl peptidase I (DPPI) and established that DPPI is required for the full activation of CG, NE, and PR3. Although DPPI–/– mice have normal in vitro neutrophil chemotaxis and in vivo neutrophil accumulation during sterile peritonitis, they are protected against acute arthritis induced by passive transfer of monoclonal antibodies against type II collagen. Specifically, there is no accumulation of neutrophils in the joints of DPPI–/– mice. This pro- tective effect correlates with the inactivation of neutrophil-derived serine proteases, since NE–/– × CG–/– mice are equally resistant to arthritis induction by anti-collagen antibodies. In addition, protease-defi- cient mice have decreased response to zymosan- and immune complex–mediated inflammation in the subcutaneous air pouch. This defect is accompanied by a decrease in local production of TNF-α and IL-1β. These results implicate DPPI and polymorphonuclear neutrophil–derived serine proteases in the regulation of cytokine production at sites of inflammation. J. Clin. Invest. 109:363–371 (2002). DOI:10.1172/JCI200213462. Introduction neutrophil-derived proteases at sites of inflammation Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) play a critical is to degrade various components of the extracellular role in host defense against bacterial pathogens. PMNs matrix. The role of serine proteases in PMN recruit- elaborate a number of proteases that are involved in ment, however, appears to be more complex than sim- host immunity and are capable of bactericidal activity ple disruption of extracellular matrix. Recent evidence (1, 2). However, proteolytic enzymes released by PMNs suggests that extracellularly released serine proteases also degrade extracellular matrix components, leading remain catalytically active (9), and may modulate neu- to tissue damage and chronic inflammation (3, 4). For trophil recruitment. Inhibition of PMN-derived serine example, PMNs are a prominent feature of joint proteases has been shown to reduce PMN adhesion to inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis, and are thought various extracellular matrix–coated surfaces and to be responsible for the cartilage destruction in this endothelial layers ex vivo (10, 11), and neutrophil infil- disease. Therefore, the prevention of PMN migration tration into inflamed tissues in vivo (12, 13). However, and accumulation at inflammatory sites may limit studies using naturally occurring protease inhibitors, their host-damaging effector functions. as well as low-molecular-weight inhibitors, have shown PMNs express a family of neutral serine proteases in that serine proteases are not required for successful their azurophil (primary) granules. These PMN-specif- PMN transendothelial migration in vitro (14), nor are ic, granule-associated enzymes include cathepsin G they involved in the disruption of subendothelial base- (CG), neutrophil elastase (NE), and proteinase 3 (PR3) ment membrane during PMN diapedesis (15). (5). Another structurally related granule-associated Recently, proteolysis has emerged as an important protein is azurocidin, which has no enzymatic activity mechanism of regulating cytokine bioactivity (16). For (6). While their protective role in host immunity is example, IL-1β and TNF-α are proteolytically processed acknowledged (7, 8), the role of PMN-derived serine to their active form by IL-1β–converting enzyme (ICE, proteases in neutrophil extravasation at sites of inflam- or caspase-1) and TNF-α–converting enzyme (TACE), mation is still controversial. respectively (17, 18). At sites of inflammation, elevated Due to their proteolytic properties, it has long been levels of extracellularly released, neutrophil-derived ser- commonly thought that the main function of these ine proteases temporally coincide with high concentra- The Journal of Clinical Investigation | February 2002 | Volume 109 | Number 3 363 tions of bioactive cytokines. This led to the hypothesis cinyl-Ala-Ala-Pro-Val-pNA (Elastin Products Co., that PMN-derived serine proteases may control inflam- Owensville, Missouri, USA); CG activity was measured matory processes through the proteolytic modification using the substrate N-succinyl-Ala-Ala-Pro-Phe-pNA and release of cytokines. However, the extent of their (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, Missouri, USA); and PR3 regulatory functions in various pathophysiological con- activity was measured using the substrate N-t-buty- ditions remains largely uncharacterized. loxycarbonyl-Ala-Ala-Nva-thiobenzyl ester (Elastin Serine proteases share a high degree of homology, both Products Co.), as previously described (23). at the cDNA and protein levels. Genetic analysis shows In vitro chemotaxis. Neutrophils were purified from that all of these serine proteases are synthesized as pre- bone marrow using a discontinuous Percoll gradient proenzymes with a residue leader sequence of 18–26 (Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, Piscataway, New Jersey, amino acids that is cleaved, leaving a prodipeptide USA). Neutrophil purity was consistently 75–85%, as between the proenzyme and the mature active enzyme assessed by light microscopy of Wright-Giemsa–stained (19). The activation of these proteases requires the cytospins. Neutrophils were labeled with calcein AM removal of this prodipeptide (20). We recently generated (Molecular Probes Inc., Eugene, Oregon, USA), and a mouse with a null mutation in the lysosomal cysteine placed on top of a 96-well chemotaxis chamber (Neuro protease dipeptidyl peptidase I (DPPI), and showed that Probe Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA). The bottom DPPI is essential for the processing and activation of wells of the microplate were filled with either the many serine proteases, including cytotoxic lymphocyte chemotactic agent fMLP (10–4 M), or zymosan-activat- granzymes A and B (21) and mast cell chymase (22). ed rat serum (2%, as a source of C5a), or recombinant In this study, we established that DPPI is important for human IL-8 (rhIL-8) (3 µg/ml; Amersham Pharmacia the processing and activation of the PMN-derived serine Biotech), or buffer. After incubation for 1 hour at 37°C proteases NE, CG, and PR3. Although DPPI- and serine in an atmosphere of 5% CO2, the nonmigrating cells protease–deficient mice have normal in vitro chemotaxis from the top of the filter were removed, and the cells and in vivo peritonitis in response to thioglycollate, they (tested in triplicate per point) that migrated to the bot- are resistant to acute arthritis induction by passive trans- tom chamber were measured using a fluorescent plate fer of anti–type II collagen antibodies. Moreover, they reader (Bio-Tek Instruments Inc., Winooski, Vermont, have a defect in neutrophil recruitment
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